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Court sides with Bell, NFL in Super Bowl commercials case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court has overturned a decision that allowed viewers to see keenly anticipated American commercials during the Super Bowl broadcast. Bell Canada's media division&nb...
Dec 19, 2019
Climate change chosen as Canadian Press News Story of the Year for 2019
OTTAWA - In late September, hundreds of thousands of Canadians took to the streets across the country to demand more from their governments on climate change. It was one of the largest mass prote...
Dec 19, 2019
US housing construction increases 3.2% in November
WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes rose again in November while applications for building permits rose to the highest level in 12 years, both encouraging signs of a rebound in the housing market. ...
Dec 19, 2019
Ex-'60 Minutes' reporter sues New York magazine over article
AUSTIN, Texas - Former "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan, whose 2013 report about the Benghazi attacks was retracted by CBS News over inaccuracies, is suing New York magazine over an article about...
Dec 19, 2019
Three former St. Michael's students to be sentenced in sex assault case
TORONTO - Three former students of an all-boys Catholic school in Toronto are expected to be sentenced today for their roles in an assault and two sexual assaults on campus. Court has heard that the t...
Dec 19, 2019
Supreme Court to rule on Super Bowl TV ads, spies in setting review principles
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is expected to set down legal principles today that help settle disparate feuds over Super Bowl TV commercials and whether the sons of Russian spies...
Dec 19, 2019
B.C. father who killed his daughters, aged 4 and 6, to be sentenced
VICTORIA - A father convicted of murdering his two daughters on Christmas Day in 2017 is scheduled to be sentenced today by a B.C. Supreme Court judge in Victoria. A...
Dec 19, 2019
In Quebec, there's no embarrassment in being called a nationalist
MONTREAL - Buying a new bathtub or kitchen sink isn't a usually a political decision, but Quebec Premier Francois Legault tried to make it one this year with a subtle call in October to ...
Dec 19, 2019
Cilantro & Chive supports Ècole James S. McCormick School breakfast program
RED DEER- If there's anything that can land a smile on a face, it's ice cream.Cilantro & Chive served up salted caramel ice-cream between root beer float cookies to students recently at cole James...
Dec 19, 2019 (Caleb, Dalilah, Maleah,
Kiana, and Ronin enjoying their ice cream sandwiches)
Eddy returns to Scotties for first time since dropping '97 final to Schmirler
Chelsea Carey's team has a guaranteed spot in the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as Team Canada. Lori Eddy and her Nunavut teammates are the first to join the defendi...
Dec 19, 2019